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Where does “oinas” come from?

oinas (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic awinas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis — sheep.

oinas (Proto-Finnic): ram; wether

Definitions

  1. ram; wether

Ancestry of “oinas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicawinasram
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃éwissheep

Words derived from “oinas”

  • oinas
  • vesioinas
  • oinaz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis →